Velthaus Acquitted In Shoes Theft Case
Kalispell Dec 8 Joseph Velthaus a Great Northern brakeman was acquitted after a judge granted a non suit for insufficiency of evidence in a grand larceny charge over selling a bundle of shoes to John P McLean. The trial ended after the state rested and jurors were told to render a verdict of acquittal.
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Kalispell
Joseph Velthaus
Great Northern
Eudaent
Velthaus
John P. McLean
McLean
John Murphy
Java
Ferm
Vicain Sentenced Near The Limit In Bozeman
Vicain, a leading automobile agent, was sentenced by Judge Law to imprisonment for six to fourteen years on a brand larceny conviction. He was found guilty of giving Warren Construction Company of Portland a check for funds from a sold truck when no money was in the bank, having received cash from the buyer and later kept it. The sentence totals one year less than the minimum and exactly the maximum.
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Vicain
Bozeman
J. Vicain
Law
Ite
Warren Construction Company
Portland
Hat
Whitehall News Notes and Local Tidings
Whitehall reports include Miss Irma Tuttle’s wedding to Ted McPherson of Piedmont in Butte, with both families noted. Other items cover social visits, church services, and local engagements across Whitehall Hamilton and surrounding towns, plus brief legal note on a larceny case and a murder trial in progress at Paredine.
No Money For Indians If Booze And Cards Remain
NO MONEY FOR INDIANS IF BOOZE AND CARDS REMAIN A Montana headline reports Fort Peck reservation funds delayed until towns clean up gambling and liquor selling during per capita distribution. Superintendent B D Mossman threatens to withhold $166 000 until officials ensure no temptation to misuse funds. Also noted are Heser death on Great Northern rail line near Wolf Point from mine accident injuries and a school levy of one cent per pupil to recover stolen apples.
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Sreat Falls
Fort Peck Reservation
B.D. Mossman
Brockton
Ir. Mossman
Great Falls
I. G. Cook
Cook
Northern Pacific seeks lower ore freight rates in Montana tariff
In a filing with the Montana railroad commission the Northern Pacific requests a new tariff to reduce group valuations on ores and cut freight rates by about 30 percent for low grade ore. The commission granted the application and made it effective on one day’s notice.
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Melena
Dea
Niy
Northern Pacific
Montana Railroad Commission
Raymond George Weds Mrs Stock in Casper and Sheridan Notes
Raymond George wed Mrs Bertha Steck in Casper after a divorce from a former senator’s wife. The Sheridan section reports Miss Lilian Dean visiting, Miss Alice Simpson arriving frail from California, a crash involving an airplane, and various local social notes. War talk and local events frame the day’s chatter.
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Billings
Dec
Rasmond George
Bates
Siate
Bertha Steck
Betas Mettemilionaire
Wan
Wemingtwers
Ieee
Casper
Yalle
Geates
Sioaktor
Nemarriede Te
Wyonnioe
Sheridan Nzs
Sheridan
Lilian Dean
Twin Bridges
Cunningham
Alice Simpson
California
Miss Simpson
Blair Ranch
Blair
Jack Hemer
de. B. M. Wilson
Browning
Miss Behelman
Indiana
Wellcome Ranch
W. M. Sthodes
Virginia Eastern Star
Pony
Helgers
Alig
Warren Selway
J.T. Brock
Selwoge and Fowler Head Montana Development Association
Helena December 8 W A Selvidge of Billings and C W Fowler of Billings were re elected president and secretary of the Montana Development association at the annual meeting of the directors here L C Babcock was re elected treasurer C I Her of Anaconda was elected a director Other directors include J H Woodward Butte M Ward of Hamilton who spoke on aid for the farmer was the principal orator. he advocated business like methods in farm life.
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Helena
W. A. Selvidge
Billings
C. W. Fowler
Bill Tings
Montana Development Association
L. C. Babecock
C. I Her
Anaconda
J. H. Woodward
Butte
M. Ward
Hamilton
Ife
American Legion elects officers and plans memorial
Sweetsrass post of the American Legion elected Harold Roe as Commander and Jack Fielde as Vice Commander among others for the coming year. The group will hold social meetings on the last Saturday each month and formed a committee with the Woman's club to discuss a suitable memorial for fallen servicemen. Susie and Anna Gotlob left for Salt Lake to spend the winter. Local visits included Harry Hart and Jack Hart from Melville and Charles Wickland of Gibson. Lutheran Ladies Aid held its annual supper and sale at the Masonic banquet room with a cordial spread and varied goods for sale.
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Big Timber
Sweetsrass
American Legion
Harold Roe
Jack Fielde
C. ¥. Davis
Percy Webb
Alva Lamb
Charles Lamb
Legion
Woman's Club
Susie
Anna Gotlob
Salt Lake
Harry Hart
Jack Hart
Melville
Charles Wickland
Gibson
Lutheran Ladies’ Aid Society
Masonic Banquet
Moonshine Raid Ends Seizure in Treasure County
Still seized after a lengthy pursuit ends with Sheriff Taylon arresting Peter Welsh and James Murphy at Pompeys Pillar and detaining them in Hysham. Authorities recovered two kegs of moonshine from their car, prompting a raid on a ranch northwest of Hysham that led to the discovery of a whiskey still in a straw stack. Also notes the death of Billings fire department horse Denver and various Superior news briefs from December.
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Billings
Dee
Taylon
Treasure Court
Peter Welsh
James Murphy
Pompeys Pillar
Hysham
Taslen
Nestor
Drummond News Notes Count Tuesday Movements
Drummond diary items report Mrs Paul Peterson Jr of Helmville en route to De Lodge to visit daughter Mrs Geary. Mr and Mrs H R Munkres of Deer Lodge visited Mrs Dosha Lindsey. Lindsey with two children Cecil and Jared and the Munkres drove to Philipsburg on a business mission. Fabien Bissonette and daughter Alma with guest Miss Rachel Turcott were in town from Jen.
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Superior
John Peccia
Rivulet
Peecia
Northern Pacific
Walter Alexander
Gladys
Milwaukee Road
Missoula
Eugene Keesey
Keystone
Kellogg
Mildrea Promer
Eleanor Bucklin
Carl Iolmes
Ted Stewart
Saltese
Muckley
Montana ‘Tuberculosis Association of
Helena
Just
Moser
Dixie Levey
Superior Hospital
James Lehr
Chance
Levey
Lehr
Lind
Blackfoot
Idaho
J. D.gillilan
Methodist Episcopal Church
Blanche Snider
Charles Gray
Drummond
Paul Peterson Jr
Helmville
de Lodge
Geary
H.R. Munkres
Deer Lodge
Dosha Lindsey
Ten Spot oil signals new Mosby horizon in field
Reports from Fistown say Ten Spot well oil differs radically from Second Sands oil. The oil pours on paper without spreading, then vanishes. rising with 100 feet of standing water. Big companies plan deep test between Ten Spot and Decker Solins No.1. Local figures include Dr Wi Sealy Charles Wieck, serious C Greene, and William Mcconae. News notes: Culver brothers dead. court cases on Basic State Insurance and school building contract. speed concerns and planned factory at Hilger. mining engineer Thomas Wilton in town.
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Mosby
Neavy
Ian
Sasinen
Snowy Mountain
Wi Sealy Charles “Wieck
Serio C Greene
William “Meconae
Lewistown
Fred Culver
Willvm
Culver
Prank Culver
Vite
Ltd Tn
Basic Stetate Insurance Company
Roy Ayers
Telena
Merchants
France
Tinwthorne
Wiiens
Rao
Miuch
Effy
Hilger
Pirther
Hinge
Thomas
Wilton
America
Bern
Mrs Fauber
Billings Health Criticism and Praise Across Committees
Helena dispatch notes broad debate on city health conditions in Billings. Committees praise the water supply and call for a municipal food purity bureau, while criticisms target cows milk, sanitation at farms, and meat markets. A highway engineer travels to Washington to align western states on federal aid for public roadways.
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Billings
Anochety Critieiien
Mit
Rome
Helena
Sendonn
State Highway Commission
Leashington, D.C. Inc
Western ‘States Highway ‘Engineers
Washington
Benways
Courthouse bonds sold to concern in Spokane
Bonds for a $100000 courthouse project were sold at par with accrued interest and a $1030 premium to Ferris Hardgrove of Spokane. Several bonding firms attended. An additional $25000 bond issue for the same purpose passed at the last election. A city council meeting discussed purchasing Citizens Water and South Side Water companies, proposing a $225000 bond issue to be voted on January 3 1921, with most funds for purchase and improvements. The donor of a finished building was not identified. A large crowd honored the late John Quinlan at Hillcrest Cemetery. Judge William Wyckoff was appointed justice of the peace for Cottonwood township and named police magistrate for Deer Lodge city. A patented reversible case for shipping clothing between owner and laundry was noted.
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Deer Lodge
Ferris & Hardgrove
Spokane
Citizens’ ‘Water Company
South Side Water Company
Frank Conley
John Quinlan
Powell County
Hillcrest ‘Cemetery
Peter Pierce
Col
Thomas Elliott
John Bielenberg
John Hempstead
Peter Johnson
James Perkins
William “Wyckoff
Justice of the Peace
Cottonwood ‘Township
Wyckoff
Deer Lodse
Zionist Claim Recognition Praised By World Jewry
At a convention in Buffalo, Jacob de Haas of the American Zionist Organization hailed Wilson and his cabinet for backing the Zionist cause and the Balfour declaration. He cited San Remo, the Palestine mandate, and Herbert Samuel’s high commissioner role as key steps. He warned Palestine’s future hinges on northern and eastern boundaries and League of Nations approval, with ongoing funding from the American group. Salt scarcity in Russia and a note on Vladimir’s salt allotment followed in Brailsford’s column.
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Buffalo
Wilson
Palestine
Jacob de Haas
Zionist Organization of America
de Haas
Feisal
Syria
Internatonal Organization
London
Paris
Buster Sun
Jerusalem
America Zionist
San Remo
Woodrow Wilson
de Hass
Herbert Samuel
Herbert
League of Nations
Ire
International Organization
Vanilla for Jamaica as new source of vanilla supply
Experiments in London suggest Jamaica could become a vanilla supplier. Leaves of the wild pimento tree yield Eugenol, enabling vanillin or crude vanilla. fermentation of pimento leaves may produce the mid step.
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London
Jamaica
Sys Popular Mechanics
Seek To Triage Missing Heroes War Mystery
In a 1919 inquiry by International News Service and the American Legion Weekly, families press to resolve wartime fate of missing soldiers. Reports span Blaylock, Mott, Anderson, Tharp, Zajac, Monaghan, Lumley, Worbkenders, Gregory and others. letters urge officials and brothers to clarify whether these servicemen survived, died, or were wounded.
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New York
Hervey L. Blaylock
One Hundred and Fortieth Infantry
Rufus Blaylock
Elvins
International News Service
American Legion Weekly
Clyde Mott
U. 8
Otran
Fort Screven
John C. Doolittle
Stone Hardware
Savannah
Joseph ‘Anderson
Fifth Marines
Lynchburg Post
American Legion
Lynchburg
Edward
Tharp
Seventh Infantry
Fossey
France
Joanna Tharp
Winston
Alexander Zajac
Twenty-third Infantry
Byron F. Mowry
Valley Falls
Ty Jb
John Vertanen
Twenty-eighth Infantry
Nestor Wertanen
Kaleva
Mich
Daniel B. Wright
Thirty-eighth Infantry
James Mitchen
Henry Street
Wright
Connecticut
Patrick J. Monaghan
Forty-seventh Infantry
James Monaghan
Ivesdale
John Robert’ Lumley
Eighty-second Company
Sixth Marines
Wall Street
Red Worbkenders
Eighty-Sixth Division
Grey Eagle
Minn
Henry R. Gregory
108Th Infantry
H.R. Gregory
Bushwick
Brooklyn
N. Ys
Fred H. Baynes
114Th Infantry
War Department
Basco
Pred H. Baynes
Monmonth Street
Gloucester
N. J
Chester C. de Bolt
C, H Infantry
C._C. De Bolt
Como Avenue West
St. Paul
Judge Lindsey Declares Campaign Costs Unnecessary
Denver reports Ben B Lindsey the only Democrat elected on local and state tickets argues lavish spending is unnecessary after reporting campaign expenses of 420 dollars part paid to the state committee and ads He notes friends likely spent about 1000 dollars while in prior campaigns his costs ranged from 5000 to 10000 dollars and he lacked funds this year Lindsey won by about 20000 votes while other Democrats fell in a landslide. The item includes a note about the first umbrella from England being oilskin and heavy.
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Denver
Ben B. Lindsey
Lindsey
Democratic State Committee
Unlucky Eight Follows Tetrazzini in Travel
The famous singer Tetrazzini declares eight is unlucky and avoids berths or hotel rooms with that number while traveling. Edith Phillip Smith, the first woman to earn a degree from Oxford, arrives in the United States to pursue a botany course at Radcliffe College.
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Xam
Tetrazzini
Miss Smith
Edith Phillip Smith
Oxford University
United States
Radcliffe College
QLO Timers Beat Sparrow Bowlers In City Bowling Night
The Old Timers defeated Sparrow Drugs last night in Tescher's alleys during the city tournament. In Class 1 division Unique Cleaners defeated the Barbers.
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Unique Cleaners
Barbers
Sparrow Drugs
Bowling Night
Tescher's
Sco
Coleman
Wenger
Tucker
Kehy
Geil Scone
Young
Loomis
Farrman
Clover
Anaconda Hibernians Elect Officers in Annual Meeting
Division No 2 Ancient Order Hibernians last night held a well attended meeting for their annual officer election. Michael Sullivan was chosen president for the coming year. Other elected officers include Marron vice president Sullivan recording secretary Brogan financial secretary Con Shes treasurer John Durkin serjeant at arms John Walsh sentinel and standing committee members Macken Kelly Marron McCarthy Lyons Murphy Callan.
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Ancient Order Hibernians
Michael Sullivan
Marron
Sullivan
Brogan
Con Shes
John Durkin
Serjeant At Arms
John Walsh
Sentinel
John Macken
T. J. Kelly
Thomas ‘Marron
Dan McCarthy
Bernard McCarthy
Building Committee
Dan Lyons
John D. Murphy
Dennis Callan
Christmas Seals Pause on December Mail Packages
Washington ruling allows temporary holiday postage seals on December mail due to festive use. Postmaster Burke notes all types are normally prohibited but suspends such rules during the season. Guards against resembling official stamps, the stamps should not appear on undeliverable or incorrect addresses.
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Washington
Burke
Post Civic Department
Anaconda Curler Plays Two Games At Finks Rink
Anaconda curler opened winter play with two games last night at Finks rink. Games will continue nightly as conditions permit. Team rosters included Gidmore Corcoran Wrazer Jette as skip and Haddick McCarvel Bry Halloran as skip. Other lines list Kidd Munn Martin skip Moyers Stevens Keily skip.
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Anaconda
Finks
Gidmore
Corcoran
Wrazer
Jette
Haddick
McCarvel
Bryom
Halloran
A. Kidd
Munn
Martin
T ‘Moyers
Stevens
Keily
S Kip
Young skaters disregard gates at local rink
Several dozen youngsters defied a closed playground fence last night to skate on the ice. The rink lights were off since management had not planned an opening, but youths climbed the fence and entered. The ice was solid though rough at the edges after a couple hours of sport.
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Anaconda
Funeral Planned for Mrs Sullivan
Funeral services for Mrs D J Sullivan will be held this morning at 8:30 from her home 519 Pinestreet with a requiem at 9 in the church Members of the Anaconda high school football team will attend including Walter Sullivan son and team member The British Columbian government has decided to adopt the America rule of the road and turn to the right
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D. J. Sullivan
Pinestreet
Anaconda
Walter Sullivan, & Son
America
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Wee
A. Fuson
Margaret Andrews
Fred Menard
Belton
Charles Smithers
B. Scott Bates
Presbyterian Church
Whitehall
Irma Tuttle
Ted McPherson
Piedmont
Myles ‘Tuttle
Jefferson County
Milwaukee Railroad
W. P. Cogian
J. S. Brady
Waterloo
Cecil
Demerres Hart
Cardwell
Pete Kenyon
Gren
Preston
Will Clark
M. Vlower
Dan Burns
St. Theresa Ald Society
Hamilton News
Mamilton
Dsouis P. Butant
Cal
Revi. Whiteside
Bieeant
San Joaquin Valley
Whiteboy
B. Kendall
West Tutte
J. W. Mullen
Hersh
Ham Alton
E. C. James
Ave
Carl Liedstrom
James
J. W. Gilmore
Wred Leavitt
Addition
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Mabel Maxwell
Smith
Robert L
Sam Crooks
Crooks
Weanve
Auasoula
Der
Wegner
Paredine
Bie
Rabrona
Setense
Wesmer
Heser
Se Pupils
Raymond George
Stock
Japan
Selwoge and Fowler Heads OF Association
C._R. Fuller
Montana Development
Rock and Jerry
Rock and
Itve
Tom and Jerry
Prange Wilson
Brailsford
The
New Republic
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Vladimir
Los Angeles
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Atreat
Eld
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England
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Anaconda Legion
Women's Auxiliary
Mabel Hall
Apollo Quartet
Charles Flood
Sam Beausoliel
John Sigler
Walter Tuchseherer
Disregard Gates
Mrs. Sullivan
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